How-to questions asked and answered
I have been writing content part-time for a handful of years. I love it. It’s the best job I’ve had for two reasons. 1) I love writing and 2) I want to be in full control and not have a boss. …
Thank you. I was diagnosed with autism at 40 (in the middle of career 1 crashing and burning.) I'm 50 now. If I had information about this condition when I was growing up, life could have been much easier.
The computer takes away the thick walls that seem to separate me from other people when I see them in person. (I would never have spoken this response to you.) I really wish I could make more offline friendships, and I hope more of my online ones will turn into offline friendships given time.
You're never alone and I wish you al the best moving forward.
Top 10 rainy things you can do to satisfy your inner child
I adore rain. When I was younger, I used to sit out in the backyard, fully clothed, and feel the rain coming down on me. It would freak my mother out when I went outside in a thunderstorm. We had enormous trees surrounding our yard, yet she was certain one…
A quiet place to sit is the best disability accommodation businesses can make
Stores, I urge you to find a small place on your premises and add a seat for your customers. You get bonus points if it is in a quiet corner with two chairs. But a single chair, just about anywhere will fit the bill. Most of your customers, disabled or…
Coming to terms with undiagnosed Autism
I was an odd child. I had obsessions and waves of odd things that I would fall into and allow to consume myself. In the 1970s doctors gave few Autism diagnoses, particularly for little girls. …
Mindfulness and living in the present season
Yesterday, I took off my socks. This is the first time I have gone sockless since last autumn when the temperatures dropped and stayed there. I hope to stay relatively sockless until the chilly winds come again. …
Surprise, the reason is not political.
I dislike shopping. I thought it was all shopping until I hit online shopping, and that I like very much, thank you. I live on the Autism spectrum. A place like Walmart disagrees with many of my symptoms. I am highly sensitive to sensory inputs. …
1980s West Virginia was not an enlightened place
High school was not a good time for me — either academically or socially. If it was for you, I am happy for you. For me it was a time of being on the borders of cliques and having friends who “broke up” with me or did cruel and thoughtless…
(Thank you Dead Milkmen).
Yeast rolls rising — particularly if they are sitting on the top of an old radiator to do so. Really, any dough rising has a great smell, but my mother’s special yeast rolls that she made for holidays (only). …
Thank you. We need a world where we can take the time and space we need to be ourselves. I have wanted that quiet room - or even a quiet chair in a corner so many times when I overstimulate.
I so hate the term "high functioning" or "passing." I'm a human on a spectrum. I earned my Ph.D. and tried to work in their world. It didn't work, but if society would just bend a little bit, I could have a place in it.
